Was man made according to the u. S. Forest service. A huge blaze was sparked when a hunter allowed illegal flames to escape. The socalled rim fire has been burning since august 17th and has consumed 370 square miles. Walmart workers are demanding a minimum salary of 25,000 per year. Walmart officials told al jazeera, a handful of orchestrated stunts made up of union activates, dont represent the majority of our 1. 3 million associates. Inside story is next. Americas military leaders acknowledge a terrible truth. That some of the men and women who sign up to serve the nation end up victims of Sexual Assault. So is the pentagon doing enough to fight the problem or is the solution outside the chain of command . From washington this is inside story on al jazeera america. Welcome im libby casey. Every week in the u. S. Military there are an estimated 500 Sexual Assaults and only a fraction are ever reported. Just this week at the navy yard here in washington a hearing is underway to determi
Counci counsels other Sexual Assault survivors. I know this is a very difficult and personal topic. But when you hear what secretary hagel is putting into place, does it sound good, does it sound effective . Thanks libby. I dont find anything within the chain of command to be effective. My rape was 18 years ago. And now, as a Victim Advocate receiving calls on a regular basis from active Duty Service Members who are quote unquote stuck on military bases, i dont think its enough. I dont think that anyone should be required to report something so devastating, traumatic, and just kind of lifealtering, to a boss. To their boss. That person has no professional training katy you were so young when this happened to you. Yeah. Just into the military at 17, stationed at a pretty isolated place in germany six months into your service when you were raped by someone who had more authority who had a higher ranking for you. What was there for you . Did you have anyone you could even talk to about it
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Off at a Detention Center after refugees break out of their cells. Its been a week since the u. S. President told world that he would take military action on syria. Hes still seeking approval from congress and those in america seem to be opposed on the strike. President obama is understood to be determined to deter and degrade the syrians ability to use chemical weapons. The new plan will see american and french aircraft. A fellowship conducting strikes on specific targets but barack obama faces strong opposition to a military strike at home. From there we report. Reporter they have very different views on the crucial issue of the day. So when the host of the g20 summit, Vladimir Putin met his tkp es everyone studied the body language looking for clues. Polite, friendly enough but maybe it could have been warmer. These two are far apart on syria. Translator in his opening remarks president putin stuck to the former summit agenda and spoke to the globalle economy. The ma skrorty of lead
President obama made one last push at the g20 summit for action in syria. He said hes encouraged by his meetings with world leaders. It was unanimous that chemical weapons were used, a unanimous conclusion that chemical weapons were used in syria. I would say that the majority of the room is comfortable with our conclusion that assad, the Assad Government was responsible for their use. But the host of the this years g20, russia, president Vladimir Putin says the divisions between himself and president obama are still there. Translator everyone has their own opinion, but there was a dialogue. We hear each other. We understand each others arguments, and i dont agree with his arguments and he doesnt agree with my arguments. As obama gets ready to head back to washington Mike Viqueira has more. Reporter president bim head back to washington soon. He came here seeking support for his plan in syria. The group is split about 50 50, but now comes the more important count, congress. The preside